Personal Injury

We offer a free consultation to every one, whether the case is large or small, and if we take your case we will complete it to your satisfaction, large or small.

Auto Accidents
Motorcycle Accidents
Dog Bite
Truck Accidents
Wrongful Death

Personal Injury

• Dangerous Property
• Wrongful Death
• Personal Injury - Defense
• Personal Injury Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)

Accidents & Personal Injury

• Construction Site Injuries
• Slip & Fall
• Sports Injuries

Character Injury

• Defamation
• Invasion of Privacy
• Libel
• Slander

Dangerous Products/Product Liability

• Design Defects
• Manufacturing Defects

Financial Injuries

• False Charities
• Frauds, Scams, Hoaxes
• Identity Theft
• Pyramid Schemes
• Telemarketing

Intentional Injuries

• Assault & Battery
• Child abuse
• Dog Bites & Animal Attacks
• Domestic Violence
• Police Misconduct
• Sexual Assault

Mass Accidents

• Airplanes
• Buildings
• Mass Transit - Bus, Train, Subway

Professional Malpractice

• Financial Malpractice
• Legal Malpractice
• Religious Malpractice

Toxic Torts & Class Actions

• Chemicals & Cosmetics
• Dangerous Drugs & Products
• Hazardous Waste
• Pesticides

CA, Dec 1985
Bar Number: 119461

I have an advanced trial advocacy certification from Hastings University of Law.

For a complete list of all certifications and qualifications please see this link, James E. Ballidis

All California State Courts

All California Court of Appeals

California Supreme Court

US District Court, Central District

Orange County Bar Association

State of California Bar Association

American Bar Association

Each year attorneys are required to fulfill hours of continuing education. I have continued to attend legal education to maintain a grasp on current issues in litigation, personal injury, wills and trusts and other areas where our expertise may be required.

RECENT ACCIDENT AND INJURY ADVANCED EDUCATION:
-ADVANCED JURY SELECTION AND VOIR DIRE
PROSECUTING MALPRACTICE CLAIMS
-SEVEN STEPS TO BEATING ARBITRATION
-CAALA-INJURIES IN THE LOW IMPACT CASE
-THE BIOMECHANICS OF THE ACCIDENT
-ATLA - TAKING THE DRIVERS SEAT AGAINST ALLSTATE
-THE WINNING BRIEF
-AN AFTERNOON W/GERRY SPENCE ON TRIAL EXPERTISE
-BIAS IN THE LAW PROFESSION
-HOW TO EFFECTIVELY REPRESENT YOUR
-CLIENT IN LOW IMPACT CASES
-HOW TO TAKE A VIDEO DEPO
-CAALA-LATEST SLIP/TRIP & FALL PROOF TECHNIQUES
-EXCEEDING CLIENTS EXPECTATIONS
-ADVANCED COURTROOM EVIDENCE

RECENT ADVANCED COMPUTER TECHNIQUES:
-E-FORMS FOR NEW CASE FILINGS

RECENT ESTATE PLANNING AND BUSINESS EDUCATION:
-ADVANCED 1031 EXCHANGE
-PROTECTING THE NEW TECH STARTUP, CORPORATION FORMATION
-INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND CONTRACTS
-ETHICS FOR ESTATE PLANNING ATTORNEYS
-ADVANCED TRUSTS
-ESTATE PLANNING FOR SECOND MARRIAGE CLIENTS
-CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
-RECENT ESTATE PLANNING ISSUES

In 2008 and 2009 we have continued to offer exceptional financial solutions for our clients. One interesting case involved a pedestrian struck by an automobile that only had $50,000 in coverage.  We successfully demonstrated that driver was distracted by a concert operated without a permit and collected $750,000 more from the airport and County.  An attorney representing another pedestrian hit at the same time, settled for the policy of the driver only, even though his client was hurt to the same extent as our client.  We have settled and tried over 250 cases above $100,000 and have obtained many verdicts in the millions for seriously injured people.  We want you to not just survive an injury accident but Soar Above it emotionally, personally and financially.  Other results in past years has been equally helpful to our clients as you can see below.
 
In 2005 to 2006, I successfully concluded a product liability trial resulting in a jury verdict in Orange County Superior Court exceeding $2,800,000 and obtained awards and settlements on four separate cases totaling $2,400,750. Suzanne Leslie successfully settled a premises liability case for $1,000,000 and the firm concluded over 170 cases with excellent results.

Allen, Flatt, Ballidis & Leslie has obtained verdicts, awards, or settlements in 250 cases greater than $100,000, and for a total recovery of over $7,500,000 for injured victims... The balance is okay.

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I have been working for injured victims since the beginning of my career in 1985. I chose this area of law because people are not only the victim of carelessness causing injury, but also at times become the victim of our legal system, big business, and less than honest attorneys. It is therefore my life's work to focus on those injured in an accident - by a product or by another. I offer to all clients, whether a large case or small case, compassionate, thorough and experienced legal advice and representation, so that each client can obtain the best resolution of their circumstances.

It is not just the money that clients worry about, but also their future, their health and their ability to plan for these concerns. Our experiences have offered us the opportunity to counsel many injured people, some very tragically, and help them, through our knowledge and experience, grasp and solve many of the legal and non-legal issues that come with injury.

Over the years, my representation of clients has led me to settle or submit to arbitration or trial several hundred cases. See our web page link for a full listing or further in this section, Our Successes.

I have been fortunate and successful in gaining substantial verdicts for those seriously injured. My track Record of successes includes a verdict for 2.8 million just last year and other multi-million dollar resolutions as well as the small, yet important cases affecting many in California and Orange County. I hope to continue to achieve our focus, to provide meaningful, professional, and quality help to those most in need.

Robert Allen Started the firm over 30 years ago in Newport Beach, California and dedicated himself to helping injured victims. When I graduated law school, I did not intend to be an "Ambulance Chaser," and accepted a lucrative opportunity in business litigation. I met Mr. Allen, just after accepting the business position. Before starting my new career, he invited me to learn what a good lawyer can do for victims, how I would be wasted representing business and that not all personal injury attorneys are worthy of the term "Ambulance Chaser." He asked if I really wanted to help others. He promised me that if I did not like the work, he would see I was well placed after 1 year. I started with this firm and never left, because of the satisfaction I gained in the practice. I eventually became the senior litigation attorney, later the president, and finally the owner.

I worked in the carpet manufacturing industry while attending high school and college at Long Beach State in Long Beach. I climbed the ranks to eventually become a corporate troubleshooter, responsible to the Vice President of Operations for solving production problems between departments from yarn and carpet production to coloration and sales. I put myself through school and then law school to fulfill my dream of being a lawyer. I have wanted to be a lawyer since the 8th grade.

I have been a Judge Pro Tem for the Orange County Superior Court where I have assisted other attorneys in the settlement of their cases. I am proud of one case in particular. I assisted the attorneys in settlement of a case where both parties were so diametrically opposed, they did not even want to sit in the same room together. I offered a real, frank appraisal to both attorneys and apparently my experience carried some weight with both. We broke down the resistance to discussion and they began to see the other side's points. Eventually, after two days, we settled that case.

I am AV rated in Martindale-Hubbell, an independent rating firm in the US of all attorneys. I hold the highest rating for preeminence and ethics that the institution can provide. The ratings are actually obtained by what my opponents and judges have to say about me, rather than by what I tell them. I have held this honor for more than 10 years for my trial skills, advocacy and experience.

I have undergone extensive training in Advanced Trial Advocacy, at the Hastings College of Trial Advocacy. This 4-day process places candidates in real trial situations before a panel of judges and each step is critiqued to improve the advocate skills. There are only two colleges in the Country that I am aware of that offer this training.

I have been fortunate against some of the best attorneys in California over my career. In one such example, a Lawyer of 30 years, featured in California Super Lawyers Magazine (February 2005) as a "Super" insurance defense lawyer, was ranked among California's 100 most influential lawyers, as "smart, quick, and agile; I wouldn't want to go up against him in court." This "Super" lawyer is now the managing partner of an 80-lawyer insurance defense firm with offices throughout California.

Of the more than 150 jury trials in this "Super Lawyer's" career he had only had three losses. I was successful in winning one of the three jury verdicts against this lawyer. Additionally, this lawyer noted that my verdict against him was the largest verdict that had ever been rendered against him.

We have handled many cases over the years that other attorneys did not want because they could not be paid. In one case currently pending, our client was a victim of fraud in the purchase of a house. The purchaser used our client's name to get a loan and lived in the house without our client's knowledge and without paying under the mortgage. Our client later found out he was being unfairly pursued by this lender for a judgment. He had no money to pay a lawyer to straighten it out. We have successfully gotten a waiver of the claim from the lender, and a judgment against the person defrauding my client. Of course that person has no money and so no attorney would help him except us. It was the right thing to do.

For a complete listing of all accomplishments and certifications, please see our website, Allen Flatt Ballidis & Leslie, Inc.

Brian Lew

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